Science news articles about 'obese teens'

... University Medical Center is one of three sites in the nation approved to study this procedure in teens. The study, which is part of the multidisciplinary FDA-approved Lap-Band Trial for Teens being ...

... banding surgery, according to outcomes data. The study reports that the small group of extremely obese teenagers who received the minimally invasive surgery, also called the Lap-Band procedure, as ...

... diabetes in teens, just as it does in adults, according to a small study. All but one of the 11 extremely obese teens studied saw their diabetes disappear within a year after weight-loss surgery, the ...

... healthcare professionals to take a more holistic approach in their treatment of obese teens. "We absolutely have to focus on their (teens) health, well-being, nutrition and exercise -- and education ...

... loss or greatly improving adolescents' medical complications of obesity—until now," Fennoy said. In the new study, 24 morbidly obese teens between the ages of 14 and 17 years underwent ...

... their lifelong health prospects. The Lap-Band may well be a useful intervention for tackling teen obesity -- which is why it is so important to investigate the procedure's safety and efficacy in this ...

Shorter lifespans are linked to excess weight in youth, a long-term European study concludes.